Photography

The development of the camera and its use by artists over
the last few hundred years has enabled many to understand and
further develop their paintings.

It may have provided the detail or put things into
perspective but it has also enabled them to see more.

From the early camera obscura to the latest digital camera images are
transferred to a range of media to be manipulated.

Today images are converted electronically and available immediately.
We can see more and
we can change more. We can experiment with colour and contrast, we can change
the focal point, harden or soften the edges, add or delete items, and we can
even print on a variety of watercolour papers.

We have an immediate electronic sketchbook.

However, we still need imagination and design, we still
need an artist's eye.